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--- Tim Churches <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am not sure about these arguments. Migration is one
issue as it is a possible permanent loss of a skilled
person from one country to another.
There is a loss of British, Australian, Austrian and
others who also move to the USA for example. This is
promoted by the USA too. The number of British
scientists who have been recruited in such a manner to
the US is well known. Do you think the British have
not lost?
The other problem is that the skilled medical or
others in the poorer countries are not given the
facilities to work. They can be thoroughly frustrated
as a result. Their knowledge and skill is NOT
appreciated in their own country. They maybe too
qualified and skilled for the country of their origin.
They try really hard to do something useful but nobody
cares to help - particularly the administrators.
They can be lost to their own citizens. What if some
other country can make use of them to help their own
people, and they want to have a better health care
system, and can and will give them the conditions they
need to work to the best of their skill and knowledge?
Must they be lost to everyone?
Take away migration. Many of them do NOT want to
migrate, They want to work w few years in another
country which will allow them to improve their skills
and knowledge and also earn enough to save something
and go back to their own country. This is good for
both countries. If this is encouraged and made easier
to do, but migration is not, then neither side will
lose.
Nandalal
> On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 05:41, Andrew Ho wrote:
> > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> >
> > > > > When the UK, Canada or Australia recruits
> such a person to work in the
> > > > > UK, Canada or Australia, do they reimburse
> the South African government
> > > > > for the cost
> > > >
> > > > Double standard you use.
> > > No. Or rather, yes. Question is WHY a double
> standard is used.
> > > Tim believes applying a double standard is the
> morally right
> > > thing to do in this particular situation.
> >
> > This discussion needs to include consideration of
> personal freedom and
> > discrimination (or preferential treatment) based
> on country of origin.
>
> Indeed, and our argument is that there should NOT be
> preferential
> treatment, through active recruitment and assisted
> migration, of skilled
> health care professionals from needy countries to
> wealthy countries. I
> think we are in violent agreement.
>
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> Tim C
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